Education Department Probes Denver Schools Over ‘All-Inclusive’ Gender Bathroom

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights publicizes its first notice of investigation under the new administration.

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating Denver Public Schools (DPS) for a Title IX violation after its largest high school replaced a female bathroom with an “all-inclusive” gender restroom on the second floor.

The OCR, in a Jan. 28 letter to DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero, said East High School is being investigated for discriminating against its female students because there is an exclusive restroom for males but not females on that floor at East High School. A parent had complained about this issue during a board of education work session earlier this month.